# Incident 19900308012429I: Piper PA28160, Natrona Heights, PA, March 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1990, 14:05 local time
- Place: Natrona Heights, PA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6237° N, 79.7262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natrona Heights, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6237&lon=-79.7262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5287W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5287W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308012429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED. SWITCHED TANKS AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WITH NO RESULT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N5287W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991225041799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991225041799I), Dec 25, 1999: Piper PA28160 (N5287W), El Monte, CA, No damage. (-5) Pilot aborted take-off after becoming airborne and engine lost power. The aircraft made a hard landing collapsing the nose gear. And the prop struck the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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